manynovel Chapter 367: The Youth in His Prime
Chapter 367: The Youth in His Prime
Qing Lang came trotting over and brought a waiter with him.
"I remember that I had already booked a room with the shopkeeper five days ago. I wanted three first-class rooms. Your shopkeeper agreed and I have already paid the deposit."
Tong Huaian was very unhappy. He had expected that many merchants would come to Li County, so he booked the rooms in advance.
"Send your shopkeeper over here!"
At this moment, the shopkeeper happened to come down from upstairs. When he saw Tong Huaian, he immediately stepped forward and bowed to him.
"It turns out that Master Tong is here. Come on! You and the young master please follow me to the upper room!"
As soon as the shopkeeper saw Tong Huaian, a flattering look immediately appeared on his face.
"Excuse me, has Mr. Jiang Youzhen arrived?" A voice suddenly interrupted.
Jiang Youzhen and Tong Huaian looked back and found a man dressed as a guard.
"It's me! May I ask who you are?" Jiang Youzhen was puzzled. She didn't recognize this person.
"I am here on the orders of my Second Master to invite you to stay at our mansion. The inns are full recently, and my Second Master knows that it is inconvenient for you to go in and out, so he has specially ordered people to wait at the various inns."
? Jiang Youzhen was speechless. Wouldn't this make her offend people? If she had a house to live in, why didn't she tell her earlier?
Now she and Tong Huaian have already arrived at the inn. If she goes to the Second Prince, wouldn't that be a slap in Tong Huaian's face?
Jiang Youzhen looked at Tong Huaian's face, and sure enough! His face was green now, and he didn't look very good anyway.
The Second Prince is openly here to poach people! Isn't this a blatant declaration of war?
"My second master also said that if Master Tong Huaian who was traveling with us is here too, he will be invited to stay in the mansion for a while."
Ah... this? Tong Huaian can go? Jiang Youzhen deeply suspected that the Second Prince was just trying to disgust the Fourth Prince and Tong Huaian.
Unexpectedly, Tong Huaian sneered first, and then said: "Thank you very much, Second Master. It is indeed inconvenient to live in an inn."
Crazy! This world has finally gone crazy! Jiang Youzhen really couldn't understand it. How could a member of the Fourth Prince's party live in the Second Prince's house?
Just like that, the group got on the carriage again and headed for the house in the north city.
"Your Highness the Second Prince has been making preparations for a long time, right? He has even prepared the mansion." Tong Huaian said sarcastically in the carriage.
"Isn't the Fourth Prince prepared? He should stay here for a while, right? He can't just stay in an inn forever!" Jiang Youzhen was very confused. What house can't he buy with money? Even renting is fine!
However, Jiang Youzhen's doubts were particularly irritating to Tong Huaian. He certainly knew whether the Fourth Prince had bought a house, but the Fourth Prince had not invited him to live there!
The atmosphere became strange, but the carriage soon arrived at the gate of the house.
A small courtyard with two entrances. At that time, to be able to live in such a courtyard in Li County, one had to be an early bird. Those who got the news later would have had no time to buy it.
Jiang Youzhen suddenly felt that she had made a mistake. She should have bought two houses and then sold them later. Wouldn't she have made a profit?
Alas! I have been so busy these days that I actually overlooked this. Fortunately, the pier is a little far from Li County, otherwise I would really be beating my chest and stamping my feet.
But it is really strange that someone like Tong Huaian would ignore it.
"Don't look at me! How much can you make from reselling the houses here? You have to know that the big money is over at the wharf. Once that is built, it will be centered around the wharf and extend to the surrounding areas. The houses here won't increase much even if they increase in value."
Tong Huaian said as he walked into the mansion first. Jiang Youzhen curled his lips, thinking that he looked down on her. She was indeed very wealthy!
There will be a special banquet for the fundraiser, but it will not be until the evening.
Jiang Youzhen has already asked for two days' leave from the provincial school. With Tong Huaian's help, it is not difficult to get leave.
Until the evening, Jiang Youzhen still hadn't seen the Second Prince, and he didn't know what he was busy with.
"Mr. Jiang, the Second Master has asked you to change into this dress before attending the banquet." Suddenly a maid came in, holding a tray with a brand new snow-blue satin dress.
Jiang Youzhen looked down at her clothes. She had specially changed into a sky-blue cross-collared robe before coming here. It was made for her by her second sister. The material used was very good. What was wrong with it?
"Isn't that necessary?"
"Second Master has instructed that Master Jiang must change the clothes. Please do not embarrass me, or I will be scolded. He also said that Master Jiang will not regret changing the clothes, and I will have to thank him afterwards!"
The girl was only thirteen or fourteen years old, about the same age as Jiang Youzhen, and her blinking eyes were already filled with tears.
Jiang Youzhen was somewhat helpless, she couldn't bear to see a beautiful woman cry. Forget it, she couldn't embarrass the girl.
As for thanking the Second Prince, although she was puzzled, she also felt that the Second Prince must have his intentions.
Taking the clothes from the tray, I found it was a snow-blue robe with a right-side standing collar, with white jade beads embellishing the collar and cuffs. The matching waistband was also inlaid with several jade beads, which looked very luxurious.
She is not the protagonist today, so is there any need for her to dress so conspicuously?
Jiang Youzhen was speechless, but still took the clothes and prepared to change.
"I'll help you change your clothes!" The little girl immediately put on a happy expression and walked forward to untie Jiang Youzhen's belt.
"Hey? No, no, no! I'll do it myself!" Jiang Youzhen quickly stepped back.
The little girl didn't force it, "Then I'll wait on the side!"
Tong Huaian waited for a moment and was about to urge someone to call Jiang Youzhen, but the next moment he saw Jiang Youzhen walking towards him leisurely.
She has fair skin, beautiful face, red lips and white teeth. The snow-blue material with dark patterns is shining and colorful, making Jiang Youzhen even more elegant.
The young man is in the prime of his life, and his talent is brilliant!
Jiang Youzhen used to wear plain clothes, which made him look more elegant, but when he suddenly put on bright clothes, it was eye-catching.
"Brother Huai'an, have you been waiting for a long time? Let's go!"
"You are young, so this is just the way it should be. Let's go!" Tong Huaian said with a smile.
Jiang Youzhen was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Tong Huaian meant.
In the backyard of the Li County government office, the magistrate held a banquet today, and carriages were passing the door in an endless stream.
The gatekeeper will check every invitation card before letting anyone in.
The county government office doesn't look big, and even its walls are a bit mottled, but today is its most glorious moment in all these years.
The second prince had previously given Jiang Youzhen a blank invitation with a private seal on the bottom. Such an invitation was not something that ordinary people could get.
"Follow me closely. There are a lot of people here today, and it's a mixed crowd. Don't run around." Tong Huaian warned worriedly.
"Brother Huai'an, don't worry. I'm not an ignorant child. I will definitely not run around." Jiang Youzhen assured her again and again that she came here just to join in the fun.
The two followed a servant into the backyard of the government office and walked towards the first flower hall.
There were too many people at the banquet, so the waterside pavilion connected to the flower hall was also decorated. Now that the weather is a little cool, lighting lanterns around is also a kind of artistic conception.
During his first visit, Jiang Youzhen gave him a painting and about one hundred taels of silver.
The gifts had already been taken down by the servants and registered; these were all forms of personal relationships.